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Advancing medicine through clinical trials

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Pfizer. Kirkland, QC: Pfizer Inc. , 2009?.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: HA29 A244 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Introduction; Importance, benefits and risks of clinical trials; Four phases of clinical trials; Your role as a participant; Safety aspects of a clinical trial; Conclusion

Corporate Author: Pfizer

Place of Publication: Kirkland, QC

Publisher: Pfizer Inc.

Publication Date: 2009?

Subjects: Clinical Trials as Topic; Neoplasms - drug therapy; Patient Education as Topic; Decision Making; Popular Work

Abstract: Introduction; Importance, benefits and risks of clinical trials; Four phases of clinical trials; Your role as a participant; Safety aspects of a clinical trial; Conclusion

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: HA29 A244 2009

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Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient : reflections on healing and regeneration

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Cousins, Norman. [Toronto, ON]: Bantam Books, Incorporated , 1981.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WD375 C867 1981

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Cousins, Norman

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Bantam Books, Incorporated

Publication Date: 1981

Subjects: Attitude to Health; Consumer Participation; Volition; Popular Work

ISBN: 0553014919; 0553012932; 0553343653

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WD375 C867 1981

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Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient : reflections on healing and regeneration

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Cousins, Norman. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company , 1979.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WD375 C867 1979

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Cousins, Norman

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company

Publication Date: 1979

Physical Description: 173 p. ; 19 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Health; Consumer Participation; Volition; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780393038873; 0393038874

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WD375 C867 1979

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Anatomy of hope : how people prevail in the face of illness

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Groopman, Jerome E. New York, NY: Random House , 2004.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM172 G876 2004

Availability: 8 copies, 8 available

Explores the extent to which hope features in the experience of patients with chronic and terminal illnesses; the importance of hope in enabling patients, families, friends, and physicians to meet the challenges of serious illness; the various forms that hope can take; and the role of the physician…

Author: Groopman, Jerome E

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Random House

Publication Date: 2004

Physical Description: xvii, 248 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Hope; Attitude to Health; Physician-Patient Relations; Popular Work

Abstract: Explores the extent to which hope features in the experience of patients with chronic and terminal illnesses; the importance of hope in enabling patients, families, friends, and physicians to meet the challenges of serious illness; the various forms that hope can take; and the role of the physician in fostering or at least not extinguishing hope.

ISBN: 0375506381

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Surrey Library; Kelowna Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM172 G876 2004

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Anatomy of the spirit : the seven stages of power and healing

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Myss, Caroline. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press , 1996.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM172 M998a 1996

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Myss, Caroline

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Three Rivers Press

Publication Date: 1996

Subjects: Mental Healing; Mind Body Relations (Metaphysics); Stress, Psychological; Popular Work

ISBN: 0609800140

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM172 M998a 1996

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BC Multiple Myeloma Patient and Family conference 2007

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Greater Vancouver Multiple Myeloma Support Group, Vancouver Island Multiple Myeloma Support Group. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WH540 B862 2007 v.1-2

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

v.1: Keynote address by Michelle Krall Wigmore; Laughter by Allan O'Meara; Myeloma basics by Dr. Robert Coupland; Myeloma genetics in prognosis and treatment by Dr. Doug Horsman; Myeloma treatments by Dr. Kevin Song; v.2: Research by Dr. Clayton Smith; Serum free light chain assay by Dr. Melanie …

Corporate Author: Greater Vancouver Multiple Myeloma Support Group; Vancouver Island Multiple Myeloma Support Group

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services

Publication Date: 2007

Subjects: Multiple Myeloma - psychology; Multiple Myeloma - therapy; Adaptation, Psychological; Complementary Therapies; Patient Education; Research; Social Support; Popular Work

Abstract: v.1: Keynote address by Michelle Krall Wigmore; Laughter by Allan O'Meara; Myeloma basics by Dr. Robert Coupland; Myeloma genetics in prognosis and treatment by Dr. Doug Horsman; Myeloma treatments by Dr. Kevin Song; v.2: Research by Dr. Clayton Smith; Serum free light chain assay by Dr. Melanie Giroux; Alternative/complementary medicine by Dr. Robin O'Brien; Emotional roller coaster ride of cancer by Janie Brown

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WH540 B862 2007 v.1-2

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Before and after radical prostate surgery : information and resource guide

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Vandall-Walker, Virginia, Moore, Katherine, Pyne, Diane. Edmonton, AB: AU Press , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WJ752 V224 2008

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Before surgery, at home; Before surgery, in hospital; The surgery; After surgery, in hospital; After surgery, at home; Closing words

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Author: Vandall-Walker, Virginia; Moore, Katherine; Pyne, Diane

Place of Publication: Edmonton, AB

Publisher: AU Press

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: 56 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; ebrary books for public

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms - surgery; Patient Education Handout; Prostatectomy - psychology; Popular Work

Abstract: Before surgery, at home; Before surgery, in hospital; The surgery; After surgery, in hospital; After surgery, at home; Closing words

ISBN: 9781897425176; 1897425171; 9781897425183

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Internet

Call Number: WJ752 V224 2008

Website Notes: Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.

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Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end

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Gawande, Atul. [Toronto, ON]: Doubleday Canada , 2014.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WB310 G284 2014

Availability: 5 copies, 4 available

Author: Gawande, Atul

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Doubleday Canada

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 282 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Palliative Care; Terminal Care; Aging - physiology; Aged; Activities of Daily Living; Ethics, Medical; Quality of Life; Attitude to Death; Prognosis

ISBN: 9780385677004

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Surrey Library; Victoria Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WB310 G284 2014

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Best investment : hepatitis B testing

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Hislop, Gregory, Teh, Chong. Seatle, WA: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center , 2005.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WC536 B561 2005

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

6 segments 18 minutes each; Cantonese simplified; Cantonese traditional; Cantonese version with English subtitles; Mandarin simplified; Mandarin traditional; Mandarin version with English subtitles

Author: Hislop, Gregory; Teh, Chong

Corporate Author: BC Cancer Agency; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Harborview Medical Center

Place of Publication: Seatle, WA

Publisher: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Publication Date: 2005

Physical Description: 108 minutes

Subjects: Hepatitis B - diagnosis; Hepatitis B - prevention & control; Health Education; Liver Neoplasms - prevention & control; Emigrants and Immigrants; Popular Work

Abstract: 6 segments 18 minutes each; Cantonese simplified; Cantonese traditional; Cantonese version with English subtitles; Mandarin simplified; Mandarin traditional; Mandarin version with English subtitles